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单词 medlar
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
med•lar  (medlər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a small tree, Mespilus germanica, of the rose family, the fruit of which resembles a crab apple and is not edible until the early stages of decay.
  2. any of certain related trees.
  3. the fruit of any of these trees.
  • Greek méspilon) + -er -er2
  • Latin mespilum
  • Anglo-French, equivalent. to medle (Old French mesle the fruit
  • Middle English medler 1325–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
medlar /ˈmɛdlə/ n
  1. a small Eurasian rosaceous tree, Mespilus germanica
  2. the fruit of this tree, which resembles the crab apple and is not edible until it has begun to decay
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French medlier, from Latin mespilum medlar fruit, from Greek mespilon
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